MP3 here. It's a Taize-style piece that builds to a crescendo then, when it reaches the zenith, trips and falls down the hill to the bottom. (There's a alternate ending that slows down more gradually.) I think of this as a religious piece, but, um, I'll spare my more specific thoughts as to not color your thinking. Best title gets to write the dedication, and I'm confident this *will* be published someday. You have until Monday morning.

Dale

Edited March 11, 2006 by M. Dale Prins

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Interests:I have a particular interest in the works of Hitchcock, Kurasawa, Nolan, Lynch, Malick, Wong Kar-wai, Welles, and Scorsese. I am developing an interest in Southeast and East Asian cinema. My research areas include film and literary theory. I am currently working on the topic of film, memory, and dreams - subjectivity in cinema. And I still love Spielberg and Lucas.

Hi. So this new handbell arrangement is a combination of pretty much the only three minor-key Christmas Carols -- "The Huron Carol ('Twas in the Moon of Wintertime," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," and "The Coventry Carol" -- before ending with "The First Noel." Name that composition!

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Hi. So this new handbell arrangement is a combination of pretty much the only three minor-key Christmas Carols -- "The Huron Carol ('Twas in the Moon of Wintertime," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," and "The Coventry Carol" -- before ending with "The First Noel." Name that composition!

I ignored everyone's suggestion on the last one and named the piece "Born is the King of Israel," which I think works pretty well.

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